Noticed a huge difference in my miters after I switched blade brands 2 years back

I was getting fuzzy cuts on some poplar trim for a kitchen job in Denver, swapped from a cheap Diablo knockoff to a Forrest WWII and the edge quality changed overnight. Has anyone else seen that kind of jump just from changing a blade?

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nathan5459d ago

Yeah but a good blade can't fix bad setup or technique either.

charles_coleman8d ago

Saw a thing on a woodworking podcast a while back about how blade geometry matters way more than most people think. The guy was saying the hook angle and tooth count can make or break cuts on different materials. Poplar is soft and fuzzy by nature so a blade with a higher tooth count and a low hook angle will leave a cleaner edge. The WWII is basically the gold standard for that kind of work. Also true what nathan said about setup though, a bad fence or loose arbor will ruin any blade.